Oklahoma State star Marcus Smart shoved a fan behind the basket in the waning seconds of host Texas Tech's 65-61 win over the 19th-ranked Cowboys on Saturday night.

Smart tried to block Jaye Crockett's dunk attempt from behind with 6.2 seconds to go and tumbled into the front row of the crowd. He was helped to his feet by one man but then got in the face of another fan.

The man appeared to say something to Smart, who then shoved him with two hands. The fan stumbled backward a bit but didn't fall.

Teammates quickly pulled an angry Smart away from the fracas, and he pointed back in the direction of the fan. Smart was called for a technical foul but was not ejected.

A unanimous selection to the preseason All-America team, Smart could face discipline from the Big 12. Texas Tech spokesman Trenten Hilburn said John Underwood, the conference's associate commissioner for basketball, said the league would review the situation.

"I didn't see it yet. I want to make sure I see it and see what happened," Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford said. "I'm still trying to figure it out."

No Cowboys players were made available to reporters after the game.

The fan Smart shoved is Jeff Orr, who travels thousands of miles each year to attend Texas Tech basketball games, according to athletic department spokesman Blayne Beal.

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As fans stormed the court to celebrate the win, Smart was escorted off the floor by a man wearing Oklahoma State colors -- with a uniformed police officer trailing right behind.

Santa Clara (11-15, 4-9) hadn't won since a 57-55 win at Saint Mary's College on Jan. 9.

Clark made 5 of 6 free throw attempts in the final minute after breaking a 52-52 tie by drilling a 3-pointer with under seven minutes to play to give the Broncos the lead for good in a back-and-forth contest. Brownridge followed with a 3 about a minute later and Nate Kratch delivered a 3 with under three minutes left.

Two of SCU's losses during the streak were by three or fewer points, including a 69-66 decision to San Diego on Jan. 16 at the Leavey Center.

Saint Mary's 69, Pepperdine 67: Stephen Holt scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Gaels to an overtime win.

With 12 seconds left in overtime, Matthew Hodgson blocked Brendan Lane's shot near the basket. The Waves couldn't get two putbacks to fall, and the ball went out of bounds to Saint Mary's (18-7, 8-4 WCC). The Gaels' Kerry Carter made 1 of 2 free throws with 4.4 seconds left. The Waves (14-11, 7-6) weren't able to bring the ball up the court cleanly, and Lane missed a long, rushed 3-point try.

BYU 68, USF 63: The Cougars (17-9, 9-4 WCC) held the Dons scoreless for the final 1:49 to take sole possession of second place in the conference. Tim Derksen scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting to lead USF (15-10, 8-5).

Fresno State 82, San Jose State 56: The Bulldogs (11-13, 4-7 Mountain West) made almost as many 3-point shots as the Spartans (6-7, 0-11) did field goals in a dominant win.

Memphis 60, Gonzaga 54: The No. 24 Tigers (18-5) scored the final 10 points of the game to wipe out a nine-point deficit against the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs (21-4). Sam Dower led Gonzaga with 18 points.

Women

San Jose State 68, Fresno State 66: Riana Byrd's layup as time expired gave the Spartans (9-13, 3-8 MWC) a victory over the Bulldogs (13-9, 7-4). Rebecca Woodberry was 6 of 9 from 3-point range and led SJSU with 22 points.

Saint Mary's 88, Pacific 71: The Tigers (12-10, 7-5 WCC) handed the Gaels (18-5, 8-4) their first home loss of the season. Kate Gaze set a school record by playing in her 125th career game at SMC.

San Diego 72, Santa Clara 44: The Toreros (19-5, 8-5 WCC) outscored the Broncos 44-18 in the second half and held SCU to 37.8 percent field-goal shooting for the game. Nici Gilday led the Broncos (7-17, 3-9) with 22 points.

BYU 73, USF 66: Led by Paige Spietz and Aundrea Gordon, the Dons (9-15, 4-9 WCC) pushed the Cougars (19-5, 9-4) to the limit before losing. Spietz posted her first career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.